Since the late 1990s, a wide range of so-called new civic integration policies aimed at
civilizing or disciplining newcomers have been introduced. Consequently, migration …

The Scandinavian countries have a long history of active labour market policy, using
activation to promote work among those with no problems besides unemployment. However …

Policies focusing on the transition between housework or care and paid employment are
inextricably connected with equal employment policies. Since the creation of the European …

A litmus test of any welfare state today lies in its ability to sustain high employment levels.
High employment helps reduce budgetary pressure on governments and, particularly due to …

It is widely acknowledged that immigration–and integration policies in the Scandinavian
countries differ in several ways: Denmark is known for its very harsh tone and many rigorous …

Although paid employment has always remained the main route to social security, social
rights represent a necessary precondition for citizens' social and political participation in …

The 1970s initiated a period of restructuring of welfare policies in Scandinavian countries
that would create the conditions to reduce welfare state's public responsibility. The …

This dissertation is an investigation of young European Union (EU) citizens' experiences of
free mobility in precarious labour conditions. It seeks to understand situations in which …

Abstract Based on the 1951 Refugee Convention, traditional conceptions of refugees
typically referred to the politically active male persecuted for his obstructive acts against a …

Das Zentrum für Sozialpolitik (ZeS) ist ein For schungsinstitut der Universität Bremen. Es ist
national wie internatio nal vernetzt und präsent in der regiona len, nationalen und internatio …